Onsite Programs

This comprehensive 36-hour program makes academic scientists “business-ready” for professional positions, whether in academia, government, or industry. SciPhD’s experiential “learn by doing” methodology provides hands-on training for students to experience the essential skills valued and required by professional organizations. Currently, many traditional academic programs, emphasize the scientific/technical skills, with less of a focus on the business and social skills. The SciPhD certificate program raises awareness of these skills, and helps students become more aware of, and improve these skills using hands-on experiences.

Team Performance and Continuous Improvement

Project Management for Scientists

Project Management FundamentalsTranslating Your Science into the Language of Project ManagementManaging the WorkManaging the People

Negotiating As A Scientist

Integrative and Distributive NegotiationsNegotiating with Your PINegotiating Your Salary for Your New Job

Behavioral Based Interview Experience

Attendees will experience the behavioral-based interview process four times over the course of the program. Each experience is designed to integrate new knowledge from the preceding sessions and integrate that knowledge with previous lessons and experiences.

The SciPhD Certificate Program is being offered at many institutions including six NIH BEST award programs, as well as at the New York Academy of Sciences.

“What I learned in the CSO course was very helpful during [my job] selection process (especially everything related to communication), and I hope it will help me to keep my job for a very very long time.”

“Both Randy and Larry were super-approachable and available for individual discussions after class. -The venue was beautiful–even though I was tired at the end of the day, I looked forward to going to class. -For me, taking the course coincided with my academic job search and the interview process. The course really kept me in the mindset of transitioning to becoming a faculty member. Soon after the course ended, I got my first offer! -Thanks to the course content, I now feel prepared to manage my own lab.”

“The Scientist to CSO course has helped me broaden my horizons. As scientists, we tend to spend almost all our time in our little cocoons. The Scientist to CSO course introduced me to several important and broadly relevant concepts in the management of both people and projects and I have found these ideas extremely beneficial in my current activities as a research scientist in industry.”

“It helped me to develop the soft skills better on a broad scale, facilitate interactions in the academic environment, raise awareness when interacting with people from industry, finance, etc., improve managerial skills on the day-to-day basis and especially become savvier when negotiating things, applying for a job, getting the resume in tiptop cutting edge format”

“The class gives you the frameworks that help understand where scientists fit within business realms, and gives one the vocabulary to describe things one already does in a business-friendly way. This class, unlike anything offered by university career services, helps to understand how, as a PhD, one is seen by the business people. It gives students both the knowledge about the business world and the confidence to go for it. I would highly recommend the class.”

“Thank you very much for the opportunity to take this great course at the New York Academy of Sciences! I enjoyed taking these classes with you [Tom Magaldi], Larry and Randy! I attribute the success of my key [job] interview in large part to speaking with Randy three days before meeting with my [hiring] manager, as well as the overall class content.”

“The course helped me understand how to translate the skills I have from my research and make it applicable to industry, especially for non-research positions. I used these skills in applying for the position I’m currently being considered and expecting an offer for. I now have a better understanding of interpersonal communication and the forces that govern it. I’ve always thought of myself as a good communicator, but Larry and Randy showed me important nuances that made me even better. It helped me understand the road-blocks to effectively communicating with and developing a student I had been supervising!”

The Business of Science

Combining Your Scientific, Business and Social Skills to Make You Competitive for a Professional Career

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This SciPhD boot camp focuses on teaching the skills needed to land the first job!! The job market for scientists is very competitive. More than just scientific and technical skills are needed to stand out from the competition. During this 2-day experiential learning boot camp we will help identify specific business and social skills needed, how to reframe past experiences to demonstrate mastery of those skills, and how to gain missing skills before starting the job search.

Project Management for Scientists

Project Management FundamentalsTranslating Your Science into the Language of Project ManagementManaging the WorkManaging the People

Negotiating As A Scientist

Integrative and Distributive NegotiationsNegotiating with Your PINegotiating Your Salary for Your New Job

Behavioral Based Interview Experience

Attendees will experience the behavioral-based interview process three times over the course of the program. Each experience is designed to integrate new knowledge from the preceding sessions and integrate that knowledge with previous lessons and experiences.

2 Days of Experiential Based Learning (“learn by doing”)

Attendees bring to the first class their preferred:

Job Position

Company

Desired Salary

PhD training and research experience provides a wealth of business and social skills. We use our “SciPhD Business of Science” method to uncover and help articulate job seeker’s full potential to find that competitive advantage in today’s job market. Learn to transform that common criticism of “Overqualified and Under-Experienced” to “Best Qualified with Relevant Experience.”

Attendees depart with the following personalized job hunting resources:

Detailed Job Position Breakdown into Technical, Business and Social Requirements

Self-Identified Business and Social Competencies

Experiential STAR Statements for at Least 5 Job Competencies

Summary of Qualifications Statement (Appears at Top of Targeted Resume)

Draft Targeted Resume for Their Preferred Company & Job

Clear Description of Their Scientific Research in Project Management Language

5 Facts Needed About Any Company in Preparing for Interviews

Building and Using Their Network to Get the Interview

7 Research Preparation Steps for the Interview

3 in-Class Sessions Practicing for Interviews

5 Salary Negotiation Points to Research

Advanced Business and Team Skills for Professional Scientists

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Boot camp 2 is SciPhD’s “advanced placement” program focused on separating yourself from your competition when you go after your first job. In today’s competitive landscape, everyone can do the science. What will separate you from your competition is your ability to demonstrate the business and social skills that professional organizations value. This 2-Day boot camp takes boot camp 1 to higher level by focusing on seven modules that demonstrate to businesses a deeper understanding and experience in the skills they value.

Team Performance and Continuous Improvement

Project Management for Scientists

Project Management FundamentalsTranslating Your Science into the Language of Project ManagementManaging the WorkManaging the People

Negotiating As A Scientist

Integrative and Distributive NegotiationsNegotiating with Your PI

Students will demonstrate their understanding of each of these seven modules in actual behavioral-based interview experiences.

2 Days of Experiential Based Learning (“learn by doing”)

IT’S ABOUT THE TEAM

Studies show that about 50% of new hires are let go in the first 18 months not because of technical issues, but because they did not “fit in”, assimilate, or become part of a team. This program focuses not only on the skills industry demands in order to get that first job, but also to be successful in those first 18 months as part of the team. This will both distinguish you from your competition and prepare you for future leadership positions in your professional career.

Attendees depart with all of the following TEAM experiences:

6 of the 23 competencies to master to be competitive

3 components of every communication message

The “3 question” communication technique

3 neurolinguistics techniques to monitor the communication process

3 social intelligence techniques to shift or reframe your message

2 ways to build trust

6 team tools for small group performance innovation

4 stages of developing others to an expert performance level

6 leadership styles and cultures practiced in business

3 cornerstones of project management

Using their new experiences in behavioral-based interviews

Custom Full Day Program

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SciPhD now offers “learn by doing” full one-day programs customized to individual institution’s specific needs. Drawing on the nine modules of the popular SciPhD certificate program, we will develop and deliver a customized full day program (~8 hours of instruction). SciPhD modules are designed to build on, and integrate with one another so that the concepts learned and practiced in the earlier sessions can be put to work in the later sessions. Our instructors will also work with your institution to customize the program to extend and enhance the existing career development curriculum.

Team Performance and Continuous Improvement

Project Management for Scientists

Project Management FundamentalsTranslating Your Science into the Language of Project ManagementManaging the WorkManaging the People

Negotiating As A Scientist

Integrative and Distributive NegotiationsNegotiating with Your PINegotiating Your Salary for Your New Job

Financial Literacy

Understanding an Income StatementRunning a Multi-Million Dollar CompanyMergers and AcquisitionsApplying Communications Skills to Become an Effective Negotiator

Program Design Process

SciPhD will meet with institutional representatives to learn about existing career development programs and needs. We will work together to design an experiential learning program that meets the specific needs of the scientists as they begin their professional careers. Pricing will depend on the specifics requirments.

Examples for Full Day Programs

Example 1 Components:

The Business of Science
Developing Your People
Project Management for Scientists
Networking for Success

Example 2 Components:

Being competitive and successful as a professional scientist, regardless of whether in an industry or academic setting requires mastery of scientific, business and social skills. Running an effective laboratory operation is like running a small business, and can benefit from apply­ing best practices that have been developed by industry. In “Preparing for Professional Careers”, we will look at how scientific/technical skills combined with business skills and social skills make up the three identities that define a personal brand. The same competencies that industry requires in order to be successful are equally important in developing and co-existing in a high-performing team in academic settings.

Workshop

This comprehensive 36-hour program makes academic scientists “business-ready” for professional positions, whether in academia, government, or industry. SciPhD’s experiential “learn by doing” methodology provides hands-on training for students to experience the essential skills valued and required by professional organizations. Currently, many traditional academic programs, emphasize the scientific/technical skills, with less of a focus on the business and social skills. The SciPhD certificate program raises awareness of these skills, and helps students become more aware of, and improve these skills using hands-on experiences.

Team Performance and Continuous Improvement

Project Management for Scientists

Project Management FundamentalsTranslating Your Science into the Language of Project ManagementManaging the WorkManaging the People

Negotiating As A Scientist

Integrative and Distributive NegotiationsNegotiating with Your PINegotiating Your Salary for Your New Job

Behavioral Based Interview Experience

Attendees will experience the behavioral-based interview process four times over the course of the program. Each experience is designed to integrate new knowledge from the preceding sessions and integrate that knowledge with previous lessons and experiences.

The SciPhD Certificate Program is being offered at many institutions including six NIH BEST award programs, as well as at the New York Academy of Sciences.

“What I learned in the CSO course was very helpful during [my job] selection process (especially everything related to communication), and I hope it will help me to keep my job for a very very long time.”

“Both Randy and Larry were super-approachable and available for individual discussions after class. -The venue was beautiful–even though I was tired at the end of the day, I looked forward to going to class. -For me, taking the course coincided with my academic job search and the interview process. The course really kept me in the mindset of transitioning to becoming a faculty member. Soon after the course ended, I got my first offer! -Thanks to the course content, I now feel prepared to manage my own lab.”

“The Scientist to CSO course has helped me broaden my horizons. As scientists, we tend to spend almost all our time in our little cocoons. The Scientist to CSO course introduced me to several important and broadly relevant concepts in the management of both people and projects and I have found these ideas extremely beneficial in my current activities as a research scientist in industry.”

“It helped me to develop the soft skills better on a broad scale, facilitate interactions in the academic environment, raise awareness when interacting with people from industry, finance, etc., improve managerial skills on the day-to-day basis and especially become savvier when negotiating things, applying for a job, getting the resume in tiptop cutting edge format”

“The class gives you the frameworks that help understand where scientists fit within business realms, and gives one the vocabulary to describe things one already does in a business-friendly way. This class, unlike anything offered by university career services, helps to understand how, as a PhD, one is seen by the business people. It gives students both the knowledge about the business world and the confidence to go for it. I would highly recommend the class.”

“Thank you very much for the opportunity to take this great course at the New York Academy of Sciences! I enjoyed taking these classes with you [Tom Magaldi], Larry and Randy! I attribute the success of my key [job] interview in large part to speaking with Randy three days before meeting with my [hiring] manager, as well as the overall class content.”

“The course helped me understand how to translate the skills I have from my research and make it applicable to industry, especially for non-research positions. I used these skills in applying for the position I’m currently being considered and expecting an offer for. I now have a better understanding of interpersonal communication and the forces that govern it. I’ve always thought of myself as a good communicator, but Larry and Randy showed me important nuances that made me even better. It helped me understand the road-blocks to effectively communicating with and developing a student I had been supervising!”

Combining Your Scientific, Business and Social Skills to Make You Competitive for a Professional Career

Click to open pdf

This SciPhD boot camp focuses on teaching the skills needed to land the first job!! The job market for scientists is very competitive. More than just scientific and technical skills are needed to stand out from the competition. During this 2-day experiential learning boot camp we will help identify specific business and social skills needed, how to reframe past experiences to demonstrate mastery of those skills, and how to gain missing skills before starting the job search.

Project Management for Scientists

Project Management FundamentalsTranslating Your Science into the Language of Project ManagementManaging the WorkManaging the People

Negotiating As A Scientist

Integrative and Distributive NegotiationsNegotiating with Your PINegotiating Your Salary for Your New Job

Behavioral Based Interview Experience

Attendees will experience the behavioral-based interview process three times over the course of the program. Each experience is designed to integrate new knowledge from the preceding sessions and integrate that knowledge with previous lessons and experiences.

2 Days of Experiential Based Learning (“learn by doing”)

Attendees bring to the first class their preferred:

Job Position

Company

Desired Salary

PhD training and research experience provides a wealth of business and social skills. We use our “SciPhD Business of Science” method to uncover and help articulate job seeker’s full potential to find that competitive advantage in today’s job market. Learn to transform that common criticism of “Overqualified and Under-Experienced” to “Best Qualified with Relevant Experience.”

Attendees depart with the following personalized job hunting resources:

Detailed Job Position Breakdown into Technical, Business and Social Requirements

Self-Identified Business and Social Competencies

Experiential STAR Statements for at Least 5 Job Competencies

Summary of Qualifications Statement (Appears at Top of Targeted Resume)

Draft Targeted Resume for Their Preferred Company & Job

Clear Description of Their Scientific Research in Project Management Language

Boot camp 2 is SciPhD’s “advanced placement” program focused on separating yourself from your competition when you go after your first job. In today’s competitive landscape, everyone can do the science. What will separate you from your competition is your ability to demonstrate the business and social skills that professional organizations value. This 2-Day boot camp takes boot camp 1 to higher level by focusing on seven modules that demonstrate to businesses a deeper understanding and experience in the skills they value.

Team Performance and Continuous Improvement

Project Management for Scientists

Project Management FundamentalsTranslating Your Science into the Language of Project ManagementManaging the WorkManaging the People

Negotiating As A Scientist

Integrative and Distributive NegotiationsNegotiating with Your PI

Students will demonstrate their understanding of each of these seven modules in actual behavioral-based interview experiences.

2 Days of Experiential Based Learning (“learn by doing”)

IT’S ABOUT THE TEAM

Studies show that about 50% of new hires are let go in the first 18 months not because of technical issues, but because they did not “fit in”, assimilate, or become part of a team. This program focuses not only on the skills industry demands in order to get that first job, but also to be successful in those first 18 months as part of the team. This will both distinguish you from your competition and prepare you for future leadership positions in your professional career.

SciPhD now offers “learn by doing” full one-day programs customized to individual institution’s specific needs. Drawing on the nine modules of the popular SciPhD certificate program, we will develop and deliver a customized full day program (~8 hours of instruction). SciPhD modules are designed to build on, and integrate with one another so that the concepts learned and practiced in the earlier sessions can be put to work in the later sessions. Our instructors will also work with your institution to customize the program to extend and enhance the existing career development curriculum.

Team Performance and Continuous Improvement

Project Management for Scientists

Project Management FundamentalsTranslating Your Science into the Language of Project ManagementManaging the WorkManaging the People

Negotiating As A Scientist

Integrative and Distributive NegotiationsNegotiating with Your PINegotiating Your Salary for Your New Job

Financial Literacy

Understanding an Income StatementRunning a Multi-Million Dollar CompanyMergers and AcquisitionsApplying Communications Skills to Become an Effective Negotiator

Program Design Process

SciPhD will meet with institutional representatives to learn about existing career development programs and needs. We will work together to design an experiential learning program that meets the specific needs of the scientists as they begin their professional careers. Pricing will depend on the specifics requirments.

Examples for Full Day Programs

Example 1 Components:

The Business of Science
Developing Your People
Project Management for Scientists
Networking for Success

Example 2 Components:

Being competitive and successful as a professional scientist, regardless of whether in an industry or academic setting requires mastery of scientific, business and social skills. Running an effective laboratory operation is like running a small business, and can benefit from apply­ing best practices that have been developed by industry. In “Preparing for Professional Careers”, we will look at how scientific/technical skills combined with business skills and social skills make up the three identities that define a personal brand. The same competencies that industry requires in order to be successful are equally important in developing and co-existing in a high-performing team in academic settings.